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Hi All,

Len Kasper here (yes, it's really me). If there is a moderator who can confirm it's me via my registration information, that would be great. I used to occasionally do Cubs.com message board Q&As but that doesn't exist any longer and I've checked this board occasionally just to see what fans are saying outside of the Twitter world. I kinda like the "old school" nature of message boards sometimes. Anyway, if you have any questions or SUGGESTIONS (yes!), let me have 'em. Hope you're all doing well, thanks. Len

you get a clean slate as far as I'm concerned as a broadcaster.

good dolphin wrote:

you get a clean slate as far as I'm concerned as a broadcaster.

He’ll definitely sleep better knowing that.

he'll be as good as he can be with anchor i mean color guy darrin jackson. didnt see that coming, that's a huge demotion going from cubs TV guy to calling plays for the 15 people that listen to white sox games on the radio

billypootons wrote:

Yup. Sure he will be getting less money too.

As I mentioned before, they brought in the guy who used to run the YES Network to run Marquee. Wow, imagine that, some asshole from the Yankees immediately makes the work environment unnecessarily strict and stressful.

Len and stone are awesome. Makes this the tv team. They are so natural and the baseball insights are great. Binetti can move over to the radio with his ra-ra act.

Len & Stone are a decent pairing. He’s still a little bland for my taste but he’s a competent play by play guy.

Len sounded sad tonight. Even as a Sox fan I have to admit it sounds like Len misses the spotlight of doing Cub games.

This Ends in Antioch wrote:

Len & Stone are a decent pairing. He’s still a little bland for my taste but he’s a competent play by play guy.

Wait I thought Len was on radio.

Len, love your suit, but a moment of your time.

Radio is theatre of the mind.

You need to provide the picture to the listener, that has been provided to you for years by the camera men or women.

Hope this helps you. I'm sure it will help your listeners.

Best regards,
Crest

Seacrest wrote:

What prompted this comment? He's a hell of a lot better at providing "the picture to the listener" than Farmer or Masur. I have absolutely no complaints about his work on the radio.

Warren Newson wrote:

Seacrest wrote:

What prompted this comment? He's a hell of a lot better at providing "the picture to the listener" than Farmer or Masur. I have absolutely no complaints about his work on the radio.

Len's a little slow on the uptake, no? It feels he's on tape delay when describing the action. You say "nardi, how would you know?" There's a finality to the play with crowd noise that Len seems to be constantly behind of in his call.

I liked Masur.

Nardi wrote:

Warren Newson wrote:

Seacrest wrote:

What prompted this comment? He's a hell of a lot better at providing "the picture to the listener" than Farmer or Masur. I have absolutely no complaints about his work on the radio.

I attribute most of that to not being in the stadium for road games. Also, he gives you more information about what's happening than Masur. Connor reminds me a lot of Masur. He's someone who is just trying to clearly explain what happened, nothing more/nothing less.

Author:	NWsider4-3-3 [ Sat Oct 03, 2020 9:12 am ]
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fairly good play-by-play...seems affable enough. when you get your 15 mins on the score to talk about the cubs, that's the time i need to rake the leaves. i realize you know better than anyone else, who butters your bread - but your reluctance to give any semblance of an opinion than can be construed as 'negative'; disappointing. disappointing, because i figure that you're-in-the-know. yesterday, you told cub fandom not to 'over-react'. ok.

Author:	redskingreg [ Fri Dec 04, 2020 12:23 am ]
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lenkaspercubstv wrote: Hi All, Len Kasper here (yes, it's really me). If there is a moderator who can confirm it's me via my registration information, that would be great. I used to occasionally do Cubs.com message board Q&As but that doesn't exist any longer and I've checked this board occasionally just to see what fans are saying outside of the Twitter world. I kinda like the "old school" nature of message boards sometimes. Anyway, if you have any questions or SUGGESTIONS (yes!), let me have 'em. Hope you're all doing well, thanks. Len Whatcha been got goin on? Better update that username.

Author:	good dolphin [ Fri Dec 04, 2020 9:37 am ]
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you get a clean slate as far as I'm concerned as a broadcaster The unchallenging style doesn't fly with Sox fans. It might give you a job for life with Reinsdorf, however its only a job for HIS life and he will be 85 in a couple of months.

Author:	badrogue17 [ Fri Dec 04, 2020 9:51 am ]
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good dolphin wrote: you get a clean slate as far as I'm concerned as a broadcaster. He’ll definitely sleep better knowing that.

Author:	good dolphin [ Fri Dec 04, 2020 9:56 am ]
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badrogue17 wrote: good dolphin wrote: you get a clean slate as far as I'm concerned as a broadcaster. He’ll definitely sleep better knowing that. I'm an influencer

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Author:	Brick [ Fri Dec 04, 2020 9:58 am ]
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Sox can reform him like they did with Steve Stone.

Author:	billypootons [ Fri Dec 04, 2020 10:01 am ]
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he'll be as good as he can be with anchor i mean color guy darrin jackson. didnt see that coming, that's a huge demotion going from cubs TV guy to calling plays for the 15 people that listen to white sox games on the radio

Author:	Phil Leotardo [ Fri Dec 04, 2020 2:06 pm ]
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billypootons wrote: he'll be as good as he can be with anchor i mean color guy darrin jackson. didnt see that coming, that's a huge demotion going from cubs TV guy to calling plays for the 15 people that listen to white sox games on the radio Yup. Sure he will be getting less money too.

Author:	Nardi [ Fri Dec 04, 2020 3:43 pm ]
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I really don't have any idea if he's good or not. I don't watch Cub broadcasts and I certainly don't care what a Cub fan thinks about anything concerning baseball.

Author:	HawaiiYou [ Fri Dec 04, 2020 3:45 pm ]
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Phil Leotardo wrote: billypootons wrote: he'll be as good as he can be with anchor i mean color guy darrin jackson. didnt see that coming, that's a huge demotion going from cubs TV guy to calling plays for the 15 people that listen to white sox games on the radio Yup. Sure he will be getting less money too. man marquee must be one toxic work envimnt

Author:	Curious Hair [ Fri Dec 04, 2020 3:59 pm ]
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As I mentioned before, they brought in the guy who used to run the YES Network to run Marquee. Wow, imagine that, some asshole from the Yankees immediately makes the work environment unnecessarily strict and stressful.

Author:	Ogie Oglethorpe [ Wed Dec 09, 2020 12:12 pm ]
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Curious Hair wrote: As I mentioned before, they brought in the guy who used to run the YES Network to run Marquee. Wow, imagine that, some asshole from the Yankees immediately makes the work environment unnecessarily strict and stressful. All of that plus Sinclair ownership must be a joy

Author:	Regular Reader [ Sat Mar 13, 2021 4:03 pm ]
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I've been watching today's broadcast and it's an odd sound. And with him awkwardly calling Robert's bomb.

Author:	Curious Hair [ Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:37 pm ]
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Over on the Cubs side, Pat Hughes did TV with Jim Deshaies yesterday. They were calling the game from a studio. No suits. Hearing Pat on TV was pleasant. I wouldn't have minded if the Cubs had gone with a simulcast after Chip and Stone left in 2004. One team, one voice.

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Author:	vitoscotti [ Sat Mar 13, 2021 5:51 pm ]
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Len & Stone were really good together today.

Author:	good dolphin [ Mon Mar 15, 2021 8:45 am ]
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who watches any significant amount of pre season baseball? That's being pretty hard up for entertainment.

Author:	Tommywilliam [ Fri Apr 02, 2021 5:45 am ]
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Len sounded sad tonight. Even as a Sox fan I have to admit it sounds like Len misses the spotlight of doing Cub games.

Author:	This Ends in Antioch [ Mon Apr 12, 2021 8:01 pm ]
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Len & Stone are a decent pairing. He’s still a little bland for my taste but he’s a competent play by play guy.

Author:	Regular Reader [ Mon Apr 12, 2021 8:11 pm ]
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Stone has been dropping nuggets every hs player needs to hear

Author:	HawaiiYou [ Mon Apr 12, 2021 9:10 pm ]
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Len and stone are awesome. Makes this the tv team. They are so natural and the baseball insights are great. Binetti can move over to the radio with his ra-ra act.

Author:	Eaglo Jeff [ Tue Apr 13, 2021 2:56 pm ]
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HawaiiYou wrote: Len and stone are awesome. Makes this the tv team. They are so natural and the baseball insights are great. Binetti can move over to the radio with his ra-ra act. Completely agree. It's not Jason's fault either, but he is not aesthetically pleasing to the eye (so to speak) for tv.

Author:	whistler [ Thu Apr 15, 2021 1:36 am ]
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This Ends in Antioch wrote: Len & Stone are a decent pairing. He’s still a little bland for my taste but he’s a competent play by play guy. Wait I thought Len was on radio.

Author:	thomas [ Fri Apr 16, 2021 12:59 pm ]
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Tommywilliam wrote: Len sounded sad tonight. Even as a Sox fan I have to admit it sounds like Len misses the spotlight of doing Cub games. I knew it! Someone accused me of being him. No. I am actually liking Len. A lot. Farmio was Farmio, but Len is a pro, and he prepares well.

Author:	Seacrest [ Mon Apr 26, 2021 10:19 am ]
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Len, love your suit, but a moment of your time. Radio is theatre of the mind. You need to provide the picture to the listener, that has been provided to you for years by the camera men or women. Hope this helps you. I'm sure it will help your listeners. Best regards, Crest

Author:	Warren Newson [ Mon Apr 26, 2021 5:02 pm ]
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Seacrest wrote: Len, love your suit, but a moment of your time. Radio is theatre of the mind. You need to provide the picture to the listener, that has been provided to you for years by the camera men or women. Hope this helps you. I'm sure it will help your listeners. Best regards, Crest What prompted this comment? He's a hell of a lot better at providing "the picture to the listener" than Farmer or Masur. I have absolutely no complaints about his work on the radio.

Author:	Darkside [ Mon Apr 26, 2021 5:21 pm ]
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Seacrest wrote: Len, love your suit, but a moment of your time. Radio is theatre of the mind. You need to provide the picture to the listener, that has been provided to you for years by the camera men or women. Hope this helps you. I'm sure it will help your listeners. Best regards, Crest I'm sure he cares.

Author:	Nardi [ Mon Apr 26, 2021 7:20 pm ]
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Warren Newson wrote: Seacrest wrote: Len, love your suit, but a moment of your time. Radio is theatre of the mind. You need to provide the picture to the listener, that has been provided to you for years by the camera men or women. Hope this helps you. I'm sure it will help your listeners. Best regards, Crest What prompted this comment? He's a hell of a lot better at providing "the picture to the listener" than Farmer or Masur. I have absolutely no complaints about his work on the radio. Len's a little slow on the uptake, no? It feels he's on tape delay when describing the action. You say "nardi, how would you know?" There's a finality to the play with crowd noise that Len seems to be constantly behind of in his call. I liked Masur.

Author:	Warren Newson [ Mon Apr 26, 2021 7:51 pm ]
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Nardi wrote: Warren Newson wrote: Seacrest wrote: Len, love your suit, but a moment of your time. Radio is theatre of the mind. You need to provide the picture to the listener, that has been provided to you for years by the camera men or women. Hope this helps you. I'm sure it will help your listeners. Best regards, Crest What prompted this comment? He's a hell of a lot better at providing "the picture to the listener" than Farmer or Masur. I have absolutely no complaints about his work on the radio. Len's a little slow on the uptake, no? It feels he's on tape delay when describing the action. You say "nardi, how would you know?" There's a finality to the play with crowd noise that Len seems to be constantly behind of in his call. I liked Masur. I attribute most of that to not being in the stadium for road games. Also, he gives you more information about what's happening than Masur. Connor reminds me a lot of Masur. He's someone who is just trying to clearly explain what happened, nothing more/nothing less.

Author:	Nardi [ Mon Apr 26, 2021 8:22 pm ]
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Warren Newson wrote: Nardi wrote: Warren Newson wrote: Seacrest wrote: Len, love your suit, but a moment of your time. Radio is theatre of the mind. You need to provide the picture to the listener, that has been provided to you for years by the camera men or women. Hope this helps you. I'm sure it will help your listeners. Best regards, Crest What prompted this comment? He's a hell of a lot better at providing "the picture to the listener" than Farmer or Masur. I have absolutely no complaints about his work on the radio. Len's a little slow on the uptake, no? It feels he's on tape delay when describing the action. You say "nardi, how would you know?" There's a finality to the play with crowd noise that Len seems to be constantly behind of in his call. I liked Masur. I attribute most of that to not being in the stadium for road games. Also, he gives you more information about what's happening than Masur. Connor reminds me a lot of Masur. He's someone who is just trying to clearly explain what happened, nothing more/nothing less. He's fine, I guess. I'll just have to get used to his "putting his stamp" on the broadcasts. It's early. It's far easier to like radio guys because they are our only link to the action. It's a pretty big advantage.